Posted: April 5, 2017
Pungent meaty characters obvious on the nose. Palate has a good line and flow of sweet fruit with a nice acid line.
Comments Off on McPherson MWC Nagambie Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Floral fragrances with attractive spicy lift and gingery complexity. Good volume and vibrancy of spicy fleshy flavours. “Has great drinkability”, according to one judge.
Comments Off on Best’s LSV Great Western Shiraz Viognier 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A youthful wine with attractive varietal leafy red fruit/olive characters. Needs more time to evolve.
Comments Off on Sanguine Estate Heathcote Cabernets 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A super varietal with its dark, spicy, medicinal cherry nose and fantastic fruit palate.
Comments Off on Maygars Hill Central Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A big, dense, dark fruit style offering plenty of potential. A mix of mint, black olives and leather on the nose and a somewhat simple but very attractive minty chocolaty palate. 5+
Comments Off on McPherson Wines MWC Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fragrances of violets and tobacco leaf with a silky smooth palate that has very good sweet fruit and chewy tannins.
Comments Off on Best’s Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe floral fruit with dusty oak and hints of violets. Well balanced, rustic style of palate that has good varietal definition.
Comments Off on St. Anne’s Vineyards Tatalia Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple dark fruit bouquet and slightly extracted palate with spicy oak and fine tannins.
Comments Off on Noble Red Wine Heathcote Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Cherry cola and sweet oak aromas lift out the glass with jubey Grenache fruit dominating the flavour profile and the oak adding a nice level of complexity.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate GST Grampians Grenache Shiraz Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Vibrant rose petal and strawberry aromas. Well balanced creamy palate tasting of strawberries.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Grampians Grenache 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Brooding and herbaceous nose; lots of bacon characters. Fleshy and varietal palate with great flavour concentration
Comments Off on St. Michael’s Vineyard Personal Reserve Heathcote Petit Verdot 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Bright minty nose showing “thoughtful use of oak”. Great texture and length to the dark berry palate with an oaky finish.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Merlot 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Great Burgundian-like complexity here with red/blue fruit purity on the nose. Very varietal palate with nice hit of fresh acidity and some earthy elements.
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Steely citrussy nose and lovely expression of fresh citrus fruit and oak flavours. 5+
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Spicy oak driven nose with fine pure varietal fruit underneath. Tight lean lemon sherbery-like palate with beautiful fresh acid and perfect oak use. 5+
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Grassy nose with subtle oak arom as. Palate is soft and flavoursome with good acid freshness and nice oak. 3-5
Comments Off on Mitchelton Central Victoria Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nutty marzipan-like complexity to the lifted nose. Rich and creamy in the mouth with great length of flavours sitting in the savoury spectrum. Has a lovely fine mousse. 3-5
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Luna Pyrenees Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose is clean, fresh and yeasty with a herbal hint. Drying palate with simple fresh fruit flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Vintage Brut 2012 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Fine floral nose with a hint of ginger. Light, fresh and youthful in the mouth. 3-5
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Viognier 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nose has lovely hints of apricots and dried wild flowers. Very fresh, slightly closed, palate more in the savoury spectrum. 3-5
Comments Off on Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Heathcote Viognier 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Aromas of lychees and honey with a nicely developing seamlessly balanced palate with fine pure flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Garden Gully Vineyard Old Vines Grampians Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Some florals on the nose with a lovely rich, slightly oily, palate with nice line of acid. 5+
Comments Off on Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Great Western Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Good persistent bead and a lifted spicy black fruit nose with nice florals and good depth of savoury flavours with some tannic grip.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Pyrenees Sparkling Shiraz NV / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Chocolaty cherry aromas and sweet oak/mulberry flavours. An enjoyable sweeter style of sparkling shiraz. 3-5
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Rutherford Great Western Sparkling Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A lovely wine with fine bead, good mousse, complex fruit/yeast aromas and a fresh lively palate with a confectionery note. 3-5
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Dry Pyrenees Sparkling Rosé NV / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Good bready autolysis aromas. Rich palate – sweet and simple with acid freshness. 3-5
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Posted: April 5, 2017
The nose is a freshness of orange blossom and honey fragrances the characters of which are echoed on the lovely crisp palate.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Tasmania Late Harvest Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Complex varietal with meaty/smallgoods characters to the choc/cherry nose. Soft and nicely textured palate. Has length and elegance.
Comments Off on Gala Estate White Label Tasmania Pinot Noir 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A savoury fruit style with beef consume characters mixing with violets and cherries.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Reserve Silver Label Tasmania Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A light, well balanced, quaffer with simple pear -like fruit and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Long Hop Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Subtle grassy/gooseberry fruit characters balanced by a crisp line of acid.
Comments Off on Aylesbury Estate Waterfall Gully Geographe Sauvignon Blanc 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A typical cool climate riesling – tight, elegant and perfumed with hints of lemon zest.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Single Vineyard Series Whispering Hill Mount Barker Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Ripe tropical aromas with a perfumed lift and a simple but flavoursome palate.
Comments Off on Capel Vale Regional Series Mount Barker Riesling 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Perfumed tropical fruit fragrances with lovely flavour length on a soft balanced palate.
Comments Off on Graham Norton’s OWN Pink by Design Marlborough Rosé 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Porty/jammy aromas and a very oaky palate with jubey fruit underneath.
Comments Off on Graham Norton’s OWN South Australia Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Very approachable style with plenty of lifted, fresh confectionery varietal fruit characters. Soft and juicy in the mouth.
Comments Off on McLaren Vale III Associates Four Score McLaren Vale Grenache 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous and minty on the nose with a tight and beautifully structured palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Grave’s Gate Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Red berry nose with savoury/licorice notes and lovely subtlety of varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Section 400 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Herbaceous and spicy on the nose and great depth and length of big sweet fruit flavours. Drying on the finish.
Comments Off on Heartland First Release Langhorne Creek Malbec 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Rich chocolaty/berry aromas and long, elegant palate with balanced flavours and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A really great wine that is rich and full bodied with beautiful aromas of blackberries, mint and toasty oak. The generous flavoursome palate is dark, rich and very chocolaty.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines Gigglepot McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Upfront Vegemite-like aromas with some confectionery fruit sitting behind. A lovely syrupy sweet fruit pastille palate with savoury-like complexity.
Comments Off on Bassham Riverland Graciano 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A beautifully balanced, round and rich style of shiraz that is full of dark spicy varietal fruit and cedary oak.
Comments Off on James Haselgrove Futures McLaren Vale Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Excellent colour, beautiful ripe varietal fruit and some great oak use. Lovely fragrances on the nose and masses of intense flavours on the long well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Series McLaren Vale Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
This shiraz has great purple hues, plenty of juicy, fresh, dark cherry fruit, some well handled oak and lovely firm tannins.
Comments Off on Farmer’s Leap Padthaway Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
A great, bright green, food wine. The nose shows marzipan-like bottle age complexity and has an interesting palate that is still fresh and yet complex.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2010 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Still amazingly bright and fresh for an eight-year-old with spicy fruit/oak fragrances and dry, well structured, palate
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Shiraz 2009 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Simple honeysuckle fragrances and a simple, sugary, fresh peach fruit palate.
Comments Off on Bream Creek Late Picked Tasmania Schonburger 2016 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Mature, ripe and well balanced style with nice clean spirit, jammy fruit and a warm and drying finish.
Comments Off on MyattsField Kenneth Green Perth Hills Touriga Durif Shiraz 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017